Efficiency Issues in Higher Education

Education is a merit good that many people argue should be provided by the government especially in the developing countries. There is a general thinking that spending at Higher Education levels in Africa is not only inadequate but also inefficient. This piece of work attempts to unveil various sources of inefficiency in Higher Education in Africa with particular reference to Makerere University. The author attempts to make a contribution on how Universities in resource constrained states can achieve more within their existing resource envelopes.